My Aunty Leigh has a signature dish that, while delicious, isn't much to look at. No one ever knows what it is or what's in it. Without fail, someone will ask "what IS this?". Sweet, sweet Aunty Leigh grew tired of answering this question and one fateful day responded back, "just shut up and eat it."

After years of family gatherings the dish became known simply as 'shut up and eat it'. And after many more years still, if any dish or its contents are...